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| Raleigh woman going red for AHA |
| Thursday, September 29, 2016 |
| RALEIGH – Evelyn McMahon was leaving church in 2012 when she began experiencing a headache and stomachache at the same time. Despite the symptoms getting worse, she drove home and went to bed. But the next day, she was barely able to walk or talk, and one side of her face drooped. That’s when she called her daughter, who rushed her to the |
| Students still lack sleep with new bell schedule |
| Wednesday, September 28, 2016 |
| DURHAM – Durham public schools now start and end about an hour-and-a-half later, leaving some students with little time for after-school jobs and activities. In August 2015, after a decade of deliberation and research, DPS voted to switch the elementary school and high school bell schedules in order to enable high school students to get more sleep |
| Duke set to honor campus black architect |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
| DURHAM – Duke University will honor the contributions of campus architect Julian Abele at Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m. with the dedication of Abele Quad on Duke’s West Campus. The event, the first in a yearlong series recognizing the African-American architect, is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Bryan Center lot and garage. |
| Advocates continue protest of Durham jail conditions |
| Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| DURHAM – Matthew McCain had a lot to look forward to as a father to a baby girl at the time of his death, said Ashley Canady (right), who was McCain’s girlfriend. McCain, 29, died in January after Durham County jail staff refused to treat him for diabetes and epilepsy, Canady said. Canady and about a dozen others gathered at City Hall Plaza |
| Black startups, Black Wall Street converge in Durham |
| Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| DURHAM – When you describe Google, some of the top words that come to mind might be “innovation” and “entrepreneurship.” When you look back on Durham’s rich history, you can see those same qualities woven through the timeline – from the advent of Black Wall Street to the burgeoning downtown hub that is producing all |
| ‘Mothers of the Movement’ visit North Carolina |
| Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
| DURHAM – They may have been thrust into the spotlight because of tragedy, but they are using that notoriety to push for change. And they believe that Hillary Clinton is the woman who can help make it happen. Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr and Maria Hamilton – the mothers of Sandra Bland, Eric Garner and Dontre Hamilton, respectively, who all died |
| Racial diversity lacking on county commissioners’ boards |
| Thursday, September 15, 2016 |
| Two of North Carolina's fastest-growing demographics — Latinos and Asian-Americans — are not represented on any county commissions in the state. And African-Americans, who make up 22 percent of North Carolina's population, have no representation on half of the state's commissioner boards. Those are among the findings of a Facing South analysis |
